Harris County

Kim Ogg is striking back at Devon Anderson’s new advertisement this week, releasing her own spot on Friday that says the only people who can consider her “dangerous” are the violent criminals she pledges to lock up. In Ogg’s second 30-second spot, the Democratic challenger for district attorney hits back at the notion in Anderson’s […]
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District Attorney Devon Anderson launched a television advertisement Wednesday that said her opponent would let drug criminals run free and make the community less safe in the first negative advertisement of Harris County’s closest race. “Kim Ogg isn’t just wrong. She’s dangerous,” says the narrator in the 30-second spot, Anderson’s second. “But Devon Anderson is […]
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HOUSTON — The number of voters showing up at Harris County’s 41 early-vote locations was down by 25 percent for the second straight day on Tuesday, according to tallies released by the County Clerk. A total of 20,380 registered voters cast a ballot on Tuesday, more than 7,000 fewer voters than cast one on the […]
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The plan to turn the Astrodome into the world’s largest indoor park is politically unpopular with Harris County voters if the transformation requires any taxpayer dollars, according to a new poll released this week. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed by KHOU/Houston Public Media said they opposed spending any public money to convert the stadium. The […]
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HOUSTON — Devon Anderson and Kim Ogg are statistically tied in the race for Harris County District Attorney, according to a poll released Monday as the two-week early voting period begins. 23 percent of Harris County likely voters said they would support Anderson, the Republican incumbent, while 22 percent said they would vote for Ogg, […]
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Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson had three times as much cash on hand as her Democratic challenger, Kim Ogg, as the tight race heads into the final weeks. Anderson reported $317,000 cash on hand as of Sept. 25, the most recent campaign filings show, while Ogg had only $84,000. In late August, Ogg also […]
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The League of Women Voters of Houston has released its “Voters Guide” for the Tuesday, Nov. 5 election. The 2013 guide also is available in Spanish. The 24-page nonpartisan election manual highlights statewide and local ballot issues – explaining nine constitutional amendments and two Harris County propositions – and offers unedited responses from candidates for […]
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Update: The county is done with mediation and will be going back to court, said Robert Soard, the county attorney’s chief of staff. “There’s no deal and probably won’t be at this time,” Soard said. “There are no further negotiations with the county. The city may or may not be talking.” The Chron has a call […]
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